Target renews bid to sell alcohol

TEMECULA —— Target's renewed request to sell wine at its store
in the Temecula Town Center is more likely to succeed now that the
city has changed its rules for allowing alcohol sales.

The Planning Commission will consider Target's request at its
6:30 p.m. meeting tonight at City Hall, 43200 Business Park
Drive.

The store first applied to sell alcohol in 2003 and was denied.
In June, the City Council created a new ordinance that permits the
sale of alcohol in department stores as long as certain criteria
are met. This criteria includes finding that the proposed sale is
compatible with nearby land uses.

Staff members are recommending approval of the alcohol sales at
Target because they believe the project will not have a negative
effect on nearby land uses and won't result in an inordinate number
of similar alcohol-selling establishments in close proximity to the
store, according to a city report.